Comments on: MBA after MBBS http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/ A little bit of lots of things... Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:11:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dr Khan http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/comment-page-10/#comment-16087 Dr Khan Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:11:02 +0000 http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/#comment-16087 Dear Dr Rahul I'm an Anesthesiologist with MD Anesthesiology degree with 3 years of post MD experience currently working in the Gulf with a decent pay and benefits.. I have, however, been fascinated by management, economics and finance ( This fascination is currently missing with my anesthesia practice, although the pay is good.. ) Can I take this career switch? Will it be worthwhile for me..? Please guide me.. Dear Dr Rahul
I'm an Anesthesiologist with MD Anesthesiology degree with 3 years of post MD experience currently working in the Gulf with a decent pay and benefits..
I have, however, been fascinated by management, economics and finance ( This fascination is currently missing with my anesthesia practice, although the pay is good.. )
Can I take this career switch?
Will it be worthwhile for me..?
Please guide me..

]]> By: Aditya http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/comment-page-10/#comment-15977 Aditya Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:47:51 +0000 http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/#comment-15977 hi rahul, aditya here, i m a BDS and wanna prepare for CAT this november. i want to do MBA in marketting. is there any scope for a BDS after doing MBA in Marketting. i have 1 yr work experience in a private clinic. does work experience count and will internship too be counted as a work experience? hi rahul, aditya here, i m a BDS and wanna prepare for CAT this november. i want to do MBA in marketting. is there any scope for a BDS after doing MBA in Marketting. i have 1 yr work experience in a private clinic. does work experience count and will internship too be counted as a work experience?

]]> By: jazz http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/comment-page-10/#comment-15884 jazz Sat, 29 May 2010 09:17:41 +0000 http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/#comment-15884 hi rahul..does doing md or ms count as work experince? hi rahul..does doing md or ms count as work experince?

]]> By: dr. dipti shah http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/comment-page-10/#comment-15860 dr. dipti shah Wed, 26 May 2010 10:06:17 +0000 http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/#comment-15860 hi! dr.rahul....presently i am working in IPCA Pharmaceuticals in medico-marketing department..currently pursuing a part-time mba wid weekend classes from ICFAI.....MY EARLIER QUALIFICATIONS ARE mbbs,dph both from nair hospital,mumbai........i definattely plan to change my stream in pharma either into product management , business planning or CRO.......in medico-marketing we do hve some idea abt. marketing as we work in close co-ordination with product mnagement team.........so i plan to do MBA-FINANCE.....how will it help me in pharma and will i hve a better designation after i change my stream......right now am appt. as assistant manager .........ur blog has been a grt. source of inspiration..! hi! dr.rahul….presently i am working in IPCA Pharmaceuticals in medico-marketing department..currently pursuing a part-time mba wid weekend classes from ICFAI…..MY EARLIER QUALIFICATIONS ARE mbbs,dph both from nair hospital,mumbai……..i definattely plan to change my stream in pharma either into product management , business planning or CRO…….in medico-marketing we do hve some idea abt. marketing as we work in close co-ordination with product mnagement team………so i plan to do MBA-FINANCE…..how will it help me in pharma and will i hve a better designation after i change my stream……right now am appt. as assistant manager ………ur blog has been a grt. source of inspiration..!

]]> By: vivek http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/comment-page-10/#comment-15841 vivek Sun, 23 May 2010 20:39:52 +0000 http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/#comment-15841 hey, medics in the UK in training earn about 45000gbp before tax. what would the prospects be for a doctor trying to pursue an mba . graduated in 2006 from the UK. worked in the UK for 4 years (this is the 4th year) all trianing jobs (surgical). what would the approximate starting salary be in any field post MBA...will it be equal to or more than the avg docs salary in the UK? i know its a very geenralised question and depends on various factors . let is presume that the MBA is done from one of the top 20 B schools and the work ex is all UK NHS hospital based n you can chose the MBA type (i.e. finance, general management) and then maybe you could give a ballpark figure on an expected salary??? its just that I have hunted all over n ppl have quoted figures all the way from 30,000GBP to 150000GBP n i really dunno wht the real expected avg figure is presuming one graduates from the top 20 or say top 25 B schools (based on 2010 FT rankings) hey, medics in the UK in training earn about 45000gbp before tax. what would the prospects be for a doctor trying to pursue an mba . graduated in 2006 from the UK. worked in the UK for 4 years (this is the 4th year) all trianing jobs (surgical). what would the approximate starting salary be in any field post MBA…will it be equal to or more than the avg docs salary in the UK? i know its a very geenralised question and depends on various factors . let is presume that the MBA is done from one of the top 20 B schools and the work ex is all UK NHS hospital based n you can chose the MBA type (i.e. finance, general management) and then maybe you could give a ballpark figure on an expected salary??? its just that I have hunted all over n ppl have quoted figures all the way from 30,000GBP to 150000GBP n i really dunno wht the real expected avg figure is presuming one graduates from the top 20 or say top 25 B schools (based on 2010 FT rankings)

]]> By: radhika http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/comment-page-10/#comment-15823 radhika Sat, 22 May 2010 09:03:07 +0000 http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/#comment-15823 hello oc rahul, greetings and blessings to you frm my side. ur doing awonderful job . jst keep it up. im a dentist with 1 1/2 yrs of experience and confused abt forensic odontology , pgdmle, mds and going abroad. dont want to leave the clinical but want to be in the administration also . plz suggest. thank u radhika hello oc rahul,
greetings and blessings to you frm my side. ur doing awonderful job . jst keep it up.
im a dentist with 1 1/2 yrs of experience and confused abt forensic odontology , pgdmle, mds and going abroad. dont want to leave the clinical but want to be in the administration also . plz suggest.
thank u
radhika

]]> By: gagan http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/comment-page-10/#comment-15612 gagan Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:28:25 +0000 http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/#comment-15612 hi rahul..i am gagan currently studying mbbs in china...so i jus wanna ask u how can i get my work experience without going for mci??as i am losing a lot of time if i go for mci(1 year inte rnship again and nearly 1 year of registering in india)..i want to do mba in health care but the uni. need 2 years of work experience,,,plz guide me how can i get that?? hi rahul..i am gagan currently studying mbbs in china…so i jus wanna ask u how can i get my work experience without going for mci??as i am losing a lot of time if i go for mci(1 year inte rnship again and nearly 1 year of registering in india)..i want to do mba in health care but the uni. need 2 years of work experience,,,plz guide me how can i get that??

]]> By: megha singhal http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/comment-page-10/#comment-15603 megha singhal Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:06:10 +0000 http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/#comment-15603 hi dr rahul i hv completed my BDS last year n im thinkin of joining PGDMLE can u tell me smthin bout its scope or is it a gud option to opt or not ? hi dr rahul i hv completed my BDS last year n im thinkin of joining PGDMLE can u tell me smthin bout its scope or is it a gud option to opt or not ?

]]> By: nitin http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/comment-page-10/#comment-15513 nitin Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:05:40 +0000 http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/#comment-15513 hi dr rahul..first of all..thanks 4 such a wonderful and helpful blog work u r doing.. i have done B.A.M.S n completed my internship in feb 2009.after that i do hve experince of 1 year working as a medical officer in a private hospital.now i want to do mba because doing practice is not my idea..moreover i dont want to be too busy in my life as u know how hard do te doctors spend their life.. more over i like interacting woyh people.also i have mat got 80 percentile also got admission in iilm cms . but i got little confused when io met few doctors in the same institution who had just completed their mba in marketing but are not getting placements as they said their resume are being rejected by companies during placements.coz companies said the doctors cant do marketing as doctors are supposed to have different atitude.same happened even in phrama companies, so please u suggest me does this usually happen to mbas having medical background. moreover my age is 27 ryt now ..can age be hurdle at te tym of placement.please repy soon. hi dr rahul..first of all..thanks 4 such a wonderful and helpful blog work u r doing..
i have done B.A.M.S n completed my internship in feb 2009.after that i do hve experince of 1 year working as a medical officer in a private hospital.now i want to do mba because doing practice is not my idea..moreover i dont want to be too busy in my life as u know how hard do te doctors spend their life.. more over i like interacting woyh people.also i have mat got 80 percentile also got admission in iilm cms . but i got little confused when io met few doctors in the same institution who had just completed their mba in marketing but are not getting placements as they said their resume are being rejected by companies during placements.coz companies said the doctors cant do marketing as doctors are supposed to have different atitude.same happened even in phrama companies, so please u suggest me does this usually happen to mbas having medical background.

moreover my age is 27 ryt now ..can age be hurdle at te tym of placement.please repy soon.

]]> By: rahi http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/comment-page-10/#comment-15388 rahi Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:07:03 +0000 http://www.rahulkhandelwal.com/2006/09/22/doctors-and-mbas/#comment-15388 Hey, Rahul, I am medical student from Mumbai and I am currently doing my M.P.H (master in public health degree) in the U.S. i don't have any work ex except for the one year of internship I did and the current student job which I have at my school's alumni office-Its a part time job where I have done exceptionally well-i single handedly have raised USD 100,000 for my school and was the top fund raiser for the semester campaign-I was promoted to being a manager after that.I was planning on applying to ISB and have a gmat score of 760.Do you think I have a shot? Hey,
Rahul,

I am medical student from Mumbai and I am currently doing my M.P.H (master in public health degree) in the U.S. i don't have any work ex except for the one year of internship I did and the current student job which I have at my school's alumni office-Its a part time job where I have done exceptionally well-i single handedly have raised USD 100,000 for my school and was the top fund raiser for the semester campaign-I was promoted to being a manager after that.I was planning on applying to ISB and have a gmat score of 760.Do you think I have a shot?

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